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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died January 18, 2019 · Metro-Davidson County Detention Facility, Davidson County, Tennessee

A woman held at the Metro-Davidson County Detention Center in Nashville died on January 18, 2019, a Friday. She was found in her cell on Friday afternoon and taken to a local medical facility, where she was pronounced dead. CoreCivic, which runs the facility, says her death was a suicide. Metro Police and the Davidson County Sheriff's Office are investigating, and her name had not been made public at the time of reporting.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. CoreCivic, which runs the Metro-Davidson County Detention Center, says the woman died by apparent suicide attempt, and Metro Police and the Davidson County Sheriff's Office are investigating.

Reported by: CoreCivic (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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